Greys Syntra

[Dave Kam]

Forget how much I paid for it, but they retail around the £190 mark, plenty of second hand ones about and as they come with a lifetime guarantee well worth it, should point out about the guarantee, you do have to pay for postage and packing for whatever section and that works out around the n£35 mark, still not bad for a new tip or butt

Comes with a reel seat, cloth bag, and a couple of rod ties, along with a reducer, had problems with the reel seat and took it off and added coasters

Rod is 13’ and can cast 6 or 7oz’s quite easily, sits well in the tide, good bite detection, even in bad weather and reel can be used either up or down, which is where the reducer comes in

Suits all casting styles, from off the ground, pendulum, to a straight forward overhead thump, and can deal with most fishing situations, have used it off rocks with no problems but would prefer to use a bit more stiffer rod over very rough ground

As an all round rod it is brilliant, very easy to cast with, and great bite detection in all weathers, an out and out fishing rod